Broadway Nights

1927 film

  • John W. Conway
  • Forrest Halsey
Story byNorman HoustonProduced byRobert KaneStarring
  • Lois Wilson
  • Sam Hardy
CinematographyErnest HallerEdited byPaul F. Maschke
Production
company
Robert Kane Productions
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • May 15, 1927 (1927-05-15)
Running time
72 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Broadway Nights is a 1927 American lost film.[1] It was the film debut of June Collyer, Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sothern.[2][3][4]

Cast

  • Sam Hardy as Johnny Fay
  • Lois Wilson as Fanny Franchette
  • Philip Strange as Bronson
  • De Sacia Mooers as Texas Guinan
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Ann Sothern as fan dancers
  • June Collyer and Sylvia Sidney as themselves

Reception

In a contemporary review, critic May Tinee of the Chicago Tribune wrote: "This story of stage life and stage people, author and director presented with genuine insight and understanding. It was full of 'atmosphere' and as human as could be."[5]

References

  1. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Broadway Nights
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: Broadway Nights at silentera.com
  3. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  4. ^ Broadway Nights at Arne Andersen's Lost Film Files: First National Pictures Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Tinee, May (July 3, 1927). "Month Sets High Level for Films". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, Part 6.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broadway Nights.
  • Broadway Nights at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Synopsis at AllMovie
  • Lantern slide and still at silenthollywood.com


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